Somewhere in the north of Korea, Japanese soldiers are holding off the Wehrmacht attack with their weapons. However, in the face of dozens of tanks that were approaching this direction outside the position, the Japanese officers and soldiers, who were on the verge of running out of ammunition and food, were almost helpless.

On the anti-tank positions, the anti-tank men had already pointed their guns at the approaching tanks. However, all he received from the munition man was the news that there was no more ammo...

Looking at the Wehrmacht tanks that were approaching, the Japanese officer on the position gritted his teeth, and under his order, a suicide squad of dozens of soldiers, carrying explosive packs that had been made not long ago, and howling like beasts, rushed out of their positions...

Their purpose is very simple, that is, to use the explosives bag in their arms to blow up these tanks that pose a great threat to the position―――――― along with their own lives...

Unlike in the past, when the Japanese did not have anti-tank weapons, they usually carried explosive packets and put them on the tank. There are even special hooks on the explosives pack, which can be accurately attached to the body of the tank without falling off.

Then the officers and men of the suicide squad only need to pull the fuse, and then only need to wait for the explosives package to explode on its own.

However, this is too inefficient, after all, it does not only require the suicide squad soldiers to get close to the tank, but also to place the explosives bag on top of the tank. On the battlefield, it was obviously unlikely that there would be so much time for them, so although this method could give the soldiers a better chance of survival, they were eventually abandoned by the Japanese army.

How to say it. Although the Japanese army is not like the Russo-Japanese War in the propaganda, everyone disregards the lives of soldiers like Nogi Noshinori, and only knows how to fill the other side's trenches with human lives.

But one thing is for sure. That is, if you want to find an army in the world that is most indifferent to the lives of soldiers, then the Japanese will definitely not have a second contender for the first place.

Therefore, the Japanese army soon began to use another more efficient self-detonation method―――――― holding the explosive bag and drilling directly under the tracks of the tank...

In this way, the mortality rate is definitely 100%, but the success rate is much higher than the original, after all, a lot of complicated steps are omitted.

However, before they could get close to the tank, the tankmen on the tank were already strafing the suicide squad in front with side-by-side machine guns. In just a few moments, most of those dozens of Japanese soldiers had already died. The rest was almost wiped out by the infantry light yì who followed the tank forces to attack.

Dozens of lives, but I didn't even get anything of value...

There is no threat of anti-tank weapons. The doxxers didn't cause any trouble. Dozens of tanks outside the positions almost rushed directly to the Japanese positions. Rushing up with them was accompanied by a large number of Wehrmacht soldiers who had been following behind the tanks.

Although the situation was very obvious, the Japanese soldiers on the position still picked up their rifles with bayonets, and the Wehrmacht soldiers outside were not to be outdone...

About half an hour later. On this position, which originally belonged to the Japanese army. The Wehrmacht officers, who had just eliminated the last enemy army, cheered after pulling the Rising Sun Flag belonging to the Japanese army from their positions and replacing it with the Red Dragon Flag of the National Commune Government, and the Wehrmacht soldiers, who had already stood on the entire position...

The only regrettable thing is that while the soldiers are cheering, because those Japanese soldiers are 'not afraid of death' one by one, with the idea of 'jade shattering'. In any case, they will be loyal to their emperor, so although the Wehrmacht has always been humanitarian. But on this position, as in many previous positions, not a single 'prisoner' was caught, not even the wounded...

It's just that it can be seen that neither Yan Shao, Feng Guozhang, nor the grassroots commanders below seem to have much regret about this...

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On the North Korean side, the war situation is very smooth...

Although the Japanese army was very tenacious in blocking the periphery, making almost every battle of the Wehrmacht in Korea a fierce battle and a bloody battle, the absolute difference in strength could not be smoothed out by tenacity. Especially after reinforcements from several other military regions arrived one after another, the strength of the Wehrmacht and the Japanese army was quickly opened.

As one of the Japanese defenses on the perimeter collapsed, the Japanese were soon routed on all fronts...

And at this time, the Japanese troops on the outskirts of Pyongyang did not even take down the outlying positions, but paid more than 20,000 casualties...

This is not surprising, although with the change of seasons, winter has arrived, almost to the point where it is difficult to move an inch. But the Wehrmacht's offensive was like a stormy sea, and the Japanese could not stop it, especially when they were almost running out of ammunition and food.

Since the 21st Army had penetrated deep into the southern part of Korea, it had been difficult for the Japanese army to get any supplies from the southern part of Korea. In particular, the railway line that runs through the whole of Korea has been destroyed, which directly leads to the fact that the Japanese army, which is in a stalemate with the Wehrmacht, cannot be replenished in time...

At present, the Japanese army on the front line can only obtain a small part of the supplies from the transportation lines on the six grounds, and most of the supplies rely almost entirely on sea transportation.

As a result, it will naturally be difficult to continue the stalemate with China, and it will become very common for the situation to change.

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In the residence of Aritomo in Yama Prefecture, Tokyo, Japan, the leaders of the two major Japanese political factions in Yama Prefecture Aritomo and Saionji Gongwang are now sitting facing each other.

It's just that it's different from the breeze and clouds in the past, whether it's the expressions of the two or the atmosphere in the room, it's so depressing...

The tea that was resting in front of the two of them had already begun to cool down at this time...

I don't know how long it took, but when the teacup in front of Youpeng and Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple had become cold, Youpeng in Shanxian sighed. "I didn't expect that. Since the Meiji Emperor, the result of so many years of hard work is to be lost. I'm so ashamed of the Emperor..."

Compared with the past, the appearance of Yama Prefecture Youpeng has become very old, and the skin that was originally quite elastic is more like a tree that has dried up...

Noticing this, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang couldn't help but shake his head.

Of course, he knew why Youpeng in Yama County became like this, and the reason for this was because of the change in the situation of the Korean War.

Now the war situation in North Korea can be said to be completely erosive. There is no way out of it. And as the battle reports of the defeat on the front line were sent back one by one, not only the reputation of the 6th Army, but even Yamaguchi Aritomo, the founder of the Japanese 6th Army, was also greatly affected.

If it is said in the past. Yamaguchi is a well-known patriarch in Japan, so now his influence is far from comparable to that of the past.

Although a long time ago, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang and Shan County Youpeng were antagonistic, and the reason why Xiyuan Temple Gongwang was ousted from power that year. It's even more because there are friends in Shan County who are behind the scenes.

But now. Xiyuan Temple Gongwang could only sigh.

"We are all sorry for the Emperor, but the most important thing at the moment is not these, but the war situation in North Korea, the British and American ambassadors have jointly informed us of the attitude of the British and American governments, if we stop with the Chinese at this time, they can also come forward to help us protect our interests in North Korea as much as possible, but if we don't stop, not only North Korea." I'm afraid even Taiwan..."

Saying this, the expression of the public hope of Xiyuan Temple has become extremely ugly.

Whether it's North Korea or Taiwan. There is no doubt that they are all very important places in Japan. Although in the early years, Nogi Noshinori even put forward the idea of simply selling Taiwan, and really found a buyer who was willing to buy Taiwan―――――― French.

However, after many years of operation, Taiwan may not be as good as North Korea, but it is an indispensable part of Japan. This is especially true at this time, when the Japanese government desperately needs a chain that can continue to lock China in as China grows stronger.

This chain is Taiwan...

With Taiwan, Ryukyu, and Japan in addition to Korea as the first line, it is completely possible to curb the southward pace of the Chinese, and even tie up China's navy, forcing it to not pose any threat to Japan and the interests of the great powers in Southeast Asia...

Although in the past, the contradiction between Xiyuan Temple Gongwang and Shan County Youpeng was very deep, even to the point of irreconcilability. But on the other hand, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is the patriarch of this country after all, and the establishment of this country also has his part of the hard work in it, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang naturally does not want the country to be beaten back to its original shape overnight after decades of hard work...

Therefore, even if the Xiyuan Temple Gongwang doesn't like to have friends in Shanxian County, the two of them can only join forces to get through the difficulties together at this time. This is true even for the very stubborn Shan County Youpeng, after all, in addition to being an old stubborn, he is also a very ambitious political ......... Politician?

Since he can barely be regarded as a politician, it is naturally impossible for Youpeng in Shan County to not see the current situation clearly...

"Do you have to take the initiative to bow your head..."Shan Shan Youpeng muttered in a low voice, at this moment, his expression became a little older again. However, he also knew very well that what Saionji Gongwang said was correct, that the current army in Korea was basically on the verge of collapse, and that it was not possible for Japan to continue large-scale mobilization in the country.

Obviously, although the Great Powers have always taken a pro-Japanese attitude, it is impossible for them to go into a confrontation with China in person.

Therefore, bowing your head and admitting defeat seems to be the only solution for Japan.

Otherwise, if the army in Korea collapses and China completely occupies the whole of Korea, it will be irretrievable...

It's just that...

Even if he knew that Xiyuan Temple Gongwang's words were correct, but looking at the old opponent in front of him, Shan County Youpeng's heart was full of complexity.

Just about 25 years ago, during the Sino-Japanese War, it was Chinese who bowed his head, and for Li Hongzhang, who came to Maguan to sign the treaty in person at that time, there were only two choices in front of him―――――― or not...

(On February 18, the 21st year of Guangxu, Li Hongzhang was appointed by the Empress Dowager Cixi as a plenipotentiary minister and rushed to Japan to negotiate peace.) Although the Qing court had granted Li Hongzhang full power to pay compensation for the cession of land, he still hoped that "every penny of the battle will be gained". Repeated debates with Japanese representatives. After the third negotiation, Li Hongzhang was assassinated on the way to the meeting's residence, and world public opinion was in an uproar. As a result, the Japanese side has slightly reined in the terms of peace talks. On 16 March, Li Hongzhang recovered from his injuries a little, and the two sides held their fourth talks, during which the Japanese side said that it would not make concessions to China in compensation of 250 million taels of silver (originally 300 million taels) and cede the Liaodong Peninsula and Taiwan's Penghu. After the incident, the Japanese side continued to increase its troops and fight again to intimidate. Li Hongzhang and others sent telegrams asking for instructions. Emperor Guangxu agreed to sign the contract and ordered "to make a contract with it in accordance with the previous decree". ）

Fifteen years ago, during the Russo-Japanese War, the Chinese could only watch them and the Russians fight for control on Chinese soil. But he didn't even have the courage to make a tougher statement.

And now...

Compared with the glory of twenty-five years ago and fifteen years ago, Youpeng in Shanxian stood in a very humiliating position. No, rather, humiliation has already been born. That was five years ago. That is, at the time of the Battle of Shandong...

Something strange...

It seems that every important event related to China is measured in ten years, but this time, it is in five years...

And now the choice of having friends in the county is also very simple, there are only two, bow your head or don't bow your head, it's that simple...

It's just that even if there are friends in Shanxian County, they know. This choice of Xiyuan Temple Gongwang is correct, but Shan County Youpeng has never been able to make his own choice. After all, if you take this step. The impact on him is too great, and even he, a veteran who can affect the whole of Japan, will be greatly impacted, and this qiē can't help but make Yama Prefecture Youpeng think carefully...

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Seeing that Youpeng in Shan County was still hesitating there, Xiyuan Temple Gongwang shook his head, but continued to speak.

"Now is not the time to hesitate, the war in North Korea has not dragged on for a minute, we don't know how much money to invest in this war, how much blood to shed, yes, take the initiative to stop the war, this is indeed a very humiliating thing, but daring to do this kind of thing also requires the courage that ordinary people do not have..."

"Moreover, although we bowed our heads this time, it doesn't mean that we lost..." It is precisely because we lost this war that the great powers can see the threat of China more clearly, and then we only need to rely on the support from the great powers to continue to confront China and compete for the leadership of Asia..."

"I believe that for the great powers, they also do not want such a strong competitor to appear..."

Hearing what the Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple said, Shan County Youpeng nodded slightly. Just like Xiyuan Temple Gongwang said, the great powers still need their help to contain China, so they will definitely give a lot of support behind it. At the moment, although they are about to bow their heads and admit defeat, this admission of defeat is only one of the links in the long game, and then they only need to be the last to smile. When necessary, they can even sow discord and other ways to let China and the great powers come into conflict―――――― which is not impossible, after all, both China and the great powers have deep contradictions between each other...

It's just that when Youpeng in Shan County and Gongwang in Xiyuan Temple were still discussing like this, on the other hand, Yan Shao and them were discussing another matter.

"The Theory of China's Collapse..."

The so-called theory of China's collapse, as the name suggests, is a kind of rhetoric about China's imminent collapse. Yan Shao's purpose is simple: to spread this new theory around the world in various ways, that is, the theory of China's imminent collapse...

"My request is very simple, that is, let the Special Affairs Bureau do everything possible to make the theory of China's collapse spread around the world..."

Facing the world at one time, Yan Shao's burden is also very heavy. And if countries focus too much attention on China, it will not be a happy thing for Yan Shao. After all, in this era of strict racial discrimination, anything can happen...

Therefore, Yan Shao had to think of a way to divert the voice of the public opinion circles, and even worse, to dispel the enemy's vigilance.

Yan Shao's purpose is also very simple, that is, to make the vast majority of people think that China is about to collapse, and the rest of the things do not need to be taken care of. Because for a country that is about to perish, usually no one will pay attention, even if the country is so big...

But when the dormant period is over, you can basically get on the right track...

At that time, there will naturally be no need for the so-called theory of China's collapse to continue to exist...

"I don't care what you do, you must let people abroad understand that because without democracy, freedom, republicanism, etc., and all kinds of other things, China's current exhibition is not sustainable, and it won't be long before the whole country collapses immediately..."

Under Yan Shao's order, the Secret Service Bureau soon sent a large number of agents to infiltrate various countries, and what they did this time was not to steal intelligence or assassination, but just to do something related to public opinion, nothing more...

Thanks to the efforts of the Special Affairs Bureau, all of a sudden, almost everyone in the north and south of the country, and almost all the world, has already known a new term―――――― 'China threat theory'... (To be continued......)

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